Of course, FF rankings doesn't mean they expect Cam Newton to be the best QB in the league, or Blaine Gabbert to be the worst. It's based on a point system, similar to QBR, but winning & efficiency aren't really factors.

Most of your major FF ratings are similar. A particular QB may move up or down a spot or two. What I find interesting is the relative groupings that these QBs find themselves in. For instance, Matt Schaub's fantasy points are going to be similar to Phillip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, & Carson Palmer. Which is probably about right.

If you notice, they (Fantasy Sharks) have Jake Locker right there in that group. Basically they're saying his combination of passing yards, TDs, INTs, rushing yards, etc... will be similar to Rivers, Roethlisberger, Palmer, & Schaub.

Surely no one (but me as I just about always draft Big Ben) is going to have a QB on their roster from this low on their cheat sheet. But... does that make sense to you? Do you think Locker is going to have a breakout year?

In 2012, he was 28th in yards, 30th in TDs, he threw 11 INTs, & had a 74 QB rating.

Look at where they've got Dalton. Both lists, he's ahead of some pretty good QBs & imo he hasn't shown he has the ability or the weapons to justify their predictions.

Like Locker, he's got a threat in CJ that's going to keep teams honest, then he's got Britt & Wright, so I can kind of see him throwing for 4000 yards or so (in Fantasy Sharks predictions, they've got Schaub throwing for 4300 yards, 22 TDs, & 12 ints.)

They've got Dalton for 329 points, Locker for 295, & Schaub for 291... I'm not seeing it. Their scoring is a little different than my league, but in my league Schaub finished with 252 (18th), Dalton with 271 (16th), & Locker with 149 (29th)... that's a heck of a jump their expecting from Locker.

Im in a 12 team league and i count 12-13 solid names. After the usual suspects (brees, rodgers, manning, brady) the remainder don't seem like liabilities. A guy like wilson might but up better numbers then emanning sure, but if i have to draft him a round earlier to get wilson is it worth the talent I pass at other positions? I dunno. I'm leaning toward being one of the last in my league to draft a qb. What do you guys think?

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Im in a 12 team league and i count 12-13 solid names. After the usual suspects (brees, rodgers, manning, brady) the remainder don't seem like liabilities. A guy like wilson might but up better numbers then emanning sure, but if i have to draft him a round earlier to get wilson is it worth the talent I pass at other positions? I dunno. I'm leaning toward being one of the last in my league to draft a qb. What do you guys think?

I was kinda thinking that too. It just seems that 2 stud backs are needed, and there's only so many elite TE's that's its hard picking Cam over Gronk or Jimmy.

Look at where they've got Dalton. Both lists, he's ahead of some pretty good QBs & imo he hasn't shown he has the ability or the weapons to justify their predictions.

Like Locker, he's got a threat in CJ that's going to keep teams honest, then he's got Britt & Wright, so I can kind of see him throwing for 4000 yards or so (in Fantasy Sharks predictions, they've got Schaub throwing for 4300 yards, 22 TDs, & 12 ints.)

They've got Dalton for 329 points, Locker for 295, & Schaub for 291... I'm not seeing it. Their scoring is a little different than my league, but in my league Schaub finished with 252 (18th), Dalton with 271 (16th), & Locker with 149 (29th)... that's a heck of a jump their expecting from Locker.

Dalton has AJ Green. He's easily better than whomever is playing WR for the Titans. I think that's about right for him. I'd disagree that he doesn't have the ability tho. He should be a decent fantasy play this year especially if you miss out on the top group. At that point you don't have that much vested in him.

I will be drafting a QB later, I have been averaging the 5th rd. You can get Matt Ryan in weaker leagues but I have been drafting Wilson about 90% of the time in that round...

That seems really really high for Wilson, how many people per league?

My thing with QB's is, how much higher is their point output going be than the guys below them. With RB's this year in particular, the production falls off of a cliff once you get to like the second or third round due to all the RBBC going on in the NFL. So that means if you're taking a QB in rounds 1-3 you're going to miss out on getting two, or possibly even one true stud running back and that's going to hurt your overall production.

If you look at fantasy production overall at PFW you can see that QB's litter the top 20, and the difference between each is fairly marginal. With RB's the drop off is very sharp and after the top 10 or so guys (And remember, most leagues you have to start 2 RB's) you're scrambling with hopes and prayers.

I think if you guys are thinking about going early on QB's, you should look around at some fantasy statistics sites and see how they shook out last year:

As you can see it's much tougher finding that stud runningback and you really want to have about 3 of them that you can feel good about. Getting a QB who's going to give you solid output isn't as nearly as difficult to find as you might think it is, especially with most teams having 2 usually at most.

No matter what position I'm in, in the draft, I will smile for every QB, or WR that gets taken before me. I really think it'd do you well to think hard about which positions on your roster are going to be the most difficult to maximize your points, and this year with all of the passing and RBBC, finding those bellcow backs are going to be tough, and will propel your team a lot farther than most in your league.

As you can see it's much tougher finding that stud runningback and you really want to have about 3 of them that you can feel good about. Getting a QB who's going to give you solid output isn't as nearly as difficult to find as you might think it is, especially with most teams having 2 usually at most.

No matter what position I'm in, in the draft, I will smile for every QB, or WR that gets taken before me. I really think it'd do you well to think hard about which positions on your roster are going to be the most difficult to maximize your points, and this year with all of the passing and RBBC, finding those bellcow backs are going to be tough, and will propel your team a lot farther than most in your league.

I really appreciate the input concerning FF strategy. But the last two years, my problem (to me) had been WRs. I had blue chip QBs & RBs, but with only one Receiver capable of putting up a 30 point week (in my league) it was difficult for me to win games & never a threat to win the week.

My thing with QB's is, how much higher is their point output going be than the guys below them. With RB's this year in particular, the production falls off of a cliff once you get to like the second or third round due to all the RBBC going on in the NFL. So that means if you're taking a QB in rounds 1-3 you're going to miss out on getting two, or possibly even one true stud running back and that's going to hurt your overall production.

If you look at fantasy production overall at PFW you can see that QB's litter the top 20, and the difference between each is fairly marginal. With RB's the drop off is very sharp and after the top 10 or so guys (And remember, most leagues you have to start 2 RB's) you're scrambling with hopes and prayers.

I think if you guys are thinking about going early on QB's, you should look around at some fantasy statistics sites and see how they shook out last year:

I have been drafting in 10 and 12 player leagues (ESPN and CBS draft rooms) and I have found if I pass on him in the 6th rd he will not be there in the 7th.

I am real high on Wilson this Yr, so I think passing on a top Qb and still getting him in the 6th will be a steal. Even though "analyst" show him to be a later pick

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Well the original post you have by your 5th round pick, which I pointed that I think that's too high for him. 6th - 7th round is about right for him. Most of the time in the 5th and 6th rounds you still have guys like Reggie Wayne/Hakeem Nicks/Mike Wallace/Wes Welker available, and I think I'd rather have one of those guys being my WR2 than taking a stab at a guy like Wilson in the 5th.

I really appreciate the input concerning FF strategy. But the last two years, my problem (to me) had been WRs. I had blue chip QBs & RBs, but with only one Receiver capable of putting up a 30 point week (in my league) it was difficult for me to win games & never a threat to win the week.

How do you look at WRs & decide when to take them?

What Playoffs said, and after that you have to look at overall there is a lot of passing going on in the league right now you've got some tiers of guys:

Calvin Johnson

Brandon Marshall
AJ Green
Dez Bryant
Demariyus Thomas

Andre
Julio Jones
Roddy White
Larry Fitz
VJax

I think if you're picking 6th or lower in the first round, you can consider Megatron, but in the mocks that I've done I almost always hate my runningbacks if I do that. If you look at last year's fantasy points (again from PFW):

As you can see the separation between absolutely the cream of the crop and the next 7 guys isn't that remarkable. I feel like WR's fall into the position of second most important to draft behind RB. If a potentially great one falls to you (Like a QB) snatch him up, but if you can't decide just go RB, you'll probably be better off for it.